Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Dover Population of the study includes all persons 5 years and over. Ability to speak English "very well" by age, and rate of linguistically isolated households* is shown in the second table.
Ability to speak English by language spoken at home
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
1,651
100.0%
Speak only English
1,551
93.9%
Speak a language other than English
100
6.1%
Spanish
0
Speak English "very well"
0
Speak English "well"
0
Speak English "not well"
0
Speak English "not at all"
0
Other Indo-European languages
77
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
49
63.6%
Speak English "well"
22
28.6%
Speak English "not well"
6
7.8%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
23
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "well"
23
100.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
0
Speak English "very well"
0
Speak English "well"
0
Speak English "not well"
0
Speak English "not at all"
0
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
1,651
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
100
6.1%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
28
1.7%
65 years and over
72
4.4%
Speak English less than "very well"
51
3.1%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
23
1.4%
65 years and over
28
1.7%
Linguistically isolated households*
21
Population 5 years and over in households*
1,651
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
35
2.1%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
15
0.9%
65 years and over
20
1.2%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
